A Polish angler has made a giant splash in the angling world after landing a massive catfish in Spain.
Seasoned fisherman Michał Chełkowski from the port city of Szczecin netted the aquatic titan weighing over 130 kilograms and measuring a jaw-dropping 268 centimeters in Spain’s longest river, the Ebro.
Posting on social media, delighted Chełkowski who caught another whopper in the same river last month said: “Once again, I had incredible luck and this time... I managed to outwit a catfish measuring a whopping 268 cm.
“This fish is a true giant inhabiting the Ebro River—almost like something from another planet.”
After measuring and weighing the specimen and capturing the beast in a photo, Chełkowski released it back into the river.
Although the catfish is 9 cm longer than the Polish record-holder caught by Władysław Bombik in 2017, it won’t be officially recognized as a Polish record since it was caught outside the country.
Currently, the world record for the largest catfish, set in May 2023, belongs to Italian angler Alessandro Biancardi, who caught a 285 cm specimen.
Chełkowski remains undeterred, looking for future success: “I hope I’ll have the chance to catch an even bigger ‘Kaiju’ in the future,” he said.
Posting on social media, delighted Chełkowski who caught another whopper in the same river last month said: “Once again, I had incredible luck and this time... I managed to outwit a catfish measuring a whopping 268 cm.
“This fish is a true giant inhabiting the Ebro River—almost like something from another planet.”
After measuring and weighing the specimen and capturing the beast in a photo, Chełkowski released it back into the river.
Although the catfish is 9 cm longer than the Polish record-holder caught by Władysław Bombik in 2017, it won’t be officially recognized as a Polish record since it was caught outside the country.
Currently, the world record for the largest catfish, set in May 2023, belongs to Italian angler Alessandro Biancardi, who caught a 285 cm specimen.
Chełkowski remains undeterred, looking for future success: “I hope I’ll have the chance to catch an even bigger ‘Kaiju’ in the future,” he said.
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